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Regulatory Issues October 26, 2015

What to Expect When You’re Done Expecting ONC’s Final Rule

By Steven Posnack – I know you might be wondering, “what’s next?” now that ONC’s 2015 Edition final rule has formally published in the Federal Register. This milestone kicks off the next phase our work to implement the 2015 Edition’s regulatory requirements. Starting next week and over the next few weeks, ONC will be releasing two types of documents to immediately help jumpstart health IT development efforts to the 2015 Edition.

Health Innovation, Meaningful Use and EHR Incentives, Promoting Interoperability (PI) October 26, 2015

A Brief Summary of the CMS Meaningful Use Final Rule

By John Halamka MD – I’ve been asked to summarize the 752 page CMS Meaningful Use Final Rule. Although it is a final rule, it has a 60 day comment period, so there is still is an opportunity to modify some of the criteria.

General Interest October 22, 2015

High-Tech Healthcare Still Missing Teamwork

By Edgar Wilson – All the technology in the world won’t turn rugged individuals into a functioning team. Experts across the spectrum of business and healthcare alike are singling-out the central problem withholding the full value of emerging technology: management.

Health IT Business News, News October 22, 2015

Health IT Business News – October 22, 2015

In today’s business news, ZirMed has announced the results of Black Book Rankings 2015 User Survey. In the report, ZirMed was recognized as the top-ranked comprehensive RCM solution for small and community hospitals under 200 beds.

Healthcare Revenue Cycle and Finance October 21, 2015

Hospital Care Unaffected By Quality Payments, GAO Finds

By Jordan Rau – Medicare’s quality incentive program for hospitals, which provides bonuses and penalties based on performance, has not led to demonstrated improvements in its first three years, according to a federal report released October 1, 2015.

Meaningful Use and EHR Incentives, Regulatory Issues, Standards October 20, 2015

The 2015 Edition Certification and Standards Rule

By Keith Boone – In case you’ve been in a cave and haven’t heard, the Meaningful Use Incentives and 2015 Standards and Certification rules dropped on October 1st. Overall, I think this final rule is a win-win.

Healthcare Revenue Cycle and Finance, ICD-10 October 19, 2015

1st look – LTPAC Medicine’s 2014 Quality Reports

By Rod Baird – Each year, since 2012, CMS sends large medical groups the annual Quality Score Card for the prior year. Starting this year, every group that billed Medicare Part B during 2014 has a report available. If your group hasn’t downloaded its report, CMS provides links.

Analytics and Pop Health, Regulatory Issues October 19, 2015

Shining a Light on Secure Health Big Data and Digital Privacy

By Kathryn Marchesini, Helen Caton-Peters, & Lucia Savage – Through the proliferation of software applications and mobile technology, the amount of identifiable health information being collected, analyzed, and used is growing exponentially. As the volume, velocity, and variety of such information activities continue to grow,

Health Innovation October 19, 2015

Compliance With HIPAA Privacy Rule Spotty

By Matt Fisher – The Office of the Inspector General HHS recently released the review results from its assessment of the Office for Civil Rights oversight of the HIPAA Compliance Rule. Not too surprisingly, the OIG found weaknesses in the way in which OCR oversees compliance with the HIPAA Privacy Rule.

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